Japan’s “salt-faced heartthrob” Kentaro Sakaguchi has found success breaking into Korea, not only getting close with BLACKPINK member Lisa for an MV but also winning Best Actor at last month’s ‘Global OTT Awards’. However, while his career soars, he was suddenly exposed as a “cheating man” on June 10th. According to ‘Shukan Bunshun,’ the 34-year-old has been dating a hairstylist three years his senior for over four years—and they even live together—yet he couldn’t resist pursuing actress Mei Nagano, thus entangling himself in a love triangle he couldn’t escape. The main girlfriend was once so angry that she called Nagano, telling her “Don’t get close to my boyfriend.” Later, Nagano moved on and fell for married actor Kei Tanaka, which finally made Sakaguchi give up. Interestingly, Tanaka and Sakaguchi are under the same talent agency, showing just how complicated showbiz relationships can get!
Sakaguchi started his career as a model before moving into acting in 2014, starring in many TV series and movies. He has had few dating rumors; previously, he dated Mitsuki Takahata for four years before breaking up in fall 2020. According to the Shukan Bunshun report on June 10th, Sakaguchi’s current partner is older, and three years ago he also developed a close relationship with Nagano. Sakaguchi and Nagano had worked together on the movies “My Love Story!!” (2015) and “Masked Ward” (2020), and both described each other in interviews as “like siblings.” In 2022, both attended a PRADA dinner as brand ambassadors, after which Sakaguchi began ardently pursuing her. News of him meeting Nagano outside reached his girlfriend, and last year Sakaguchi confessed the situation to her. In a rage, his girlfriend called Nagano from Sakaguchi’s phone, grilling her: “What exactly do you mean?” and “Don’t get close to my boyfriend.” A friend of Nagano’s revealed that Sakaguchi actually wanted to break up with his girlfriend and be with Nagano, but his indecisive personality led him to stay with his girlfriend. By the fall of last year, Nagano reportedly had an affair with Kei Tanaka.
Responding to this, Nagano’s management confirmed after checking with her that she did date Sakaguchi in the past, but did not know if he was seeing someone else at the same time. Sakaguchi’s agency “Tristone Entertainment” president, Yuuichirou Yamamoto, did not comment on Nagano but acknowledged Sakaguchi’s cohabitation with the older hairstylist. Yamamoto stated that Sakaguchi consulted him this spring, explaining his girlfriend wished to get married, but he was currently focused on his acting career and couldn’t consider marriage. He expressed gratitude to his girlfriend, saying he knows he should break up but is troubled, unable to bring himself to do so.
News Source: APPLE Online News